He is riding on the crest of a wave after surviving a strenuous preseason to force his way into Chelsea’s first team under Italian manager Antonio Conte.

Victor Moses appeared to have given up on first-team football at Chelsea following the expiry of his loan deal at West Ham.

The 25-year-old Nigeria winger had also had loan spells at Liverpool and Stoke since his £9m move from Wigan in 2012.

Moses has been hogging the headlines after a string of impressive performances for the Blues – and the player has confirmed he is enjoying his football more than ever.

As the player is having a swell time with the Premier League giants and his stock rising by the game, his commitment to the Super Eagles has been questioned by former Nigeria winger Dimeji Lawal.

Dimeji, who is popularly called Kabongo, says Moses has yet to prove his commitment at the international level because he has not looked happy and excited each time he plays for the national team.

The former Real Madrid B team attacker, who helped the country win silver at both the Canada ’87 FIFA Under-17 World Cup and Saudi ’89 FIFA U-20 World Cup, wants Moses to replicate his club form for the Eagles.

“Moses is a good player. I hate to say this, but he’s not proved his commitment to the national team,” the well-travelled former Kortrijk player told our correspondent on the telephone during the week.

“He’s playing well at Chelsea and I’m very happy he has convinced (Chelsea manager) Antonio Conte to retain him at the club and make him a first-team player.

“Moses is just interested in playing for the country to boost his club career; he’s not committed to the national team.”

Dimeji, who missed out on a place in the 22-man Eagles’ squad for the Senegal ’92 Africa Cup of Nations following the injury he sustained in one of the qualifiers, wants Moses to show more commitment to the national team by reproducing his club form for Nigeria in the Russia 2018 World Cup qualifiers.

“If he (Moses) is not ready to play for the national team, he should stay with his club to give another player a chance in the Eagles,” the FIFA-licensed players’ agent said.

“Moses should emulate (his Chelsea teammate) Mikel Obi, who is highly committed to the national team.

“It’s unfortunate he ( Nigeria captain Mikel) is not playing for Chelsea at the moment.

“Mikel’s charisma has helped the national team. In fact, he gives everything for the success of the team and deserves commendation, not criticism.

“Coaches see things different from the fans. Chelsea is a competitive club and if Mikel is not good he won’t have been there for 10 years.”

He added, “There are many players who are ready to die on the field to help the national team win matches – and one of them is Kayode Olarenwaju.”

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blueto:
Very true, He should be left out of the 2018 World Cup if Nigeria qualifies if he fails to honor the next invitation against Algeria and other subsequent qualifying fixtures. It is a good thing we have a formidable squad now with the likes of Iwobi, Mikel, Isaac, Iheanacho and other promising young talents, and I hope NFF succeeds in the quest to lure Abraham to the Nigerian national team.

KingEbukasBlog:


Chelsea's Tammy Abraham ?

divinehand2003:
Na till Moses faint and die before you know say he has proven himself abi?

blueto:
Yes, NFF has been trying to make him switch alliance to Nigeria from England.

And also, Mikel have conversed with Ola Aina, and its seems he will be delighted to play for Nigeria if given the chance, although he is yet to officially solicit his way into the SE http://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/10/22/ola-aina-super-eagles-on-his-mind/